The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-25
PUFF OF A DUAMY MOTOR.
THE WELCOME NOISE HEARD THE
PAST FEW DAYS.
Thousands Of People Greet the New
Street. Railway Company
With Patronage.

The dummy street car line designed
to iun betwesn Memphis and Prospect
Park, four miles south OF the city, has
now exhibited it's methods of work.
ing. The line is not yet completed
through to the Park, but only to Nc
Lemore avenue, a distance OF about
one mile and half from Btale street.
The initial trip was made Friday, with
about fifty or sixty invited guests, and
gave satisfaction to the projectors and
passengers. Saturday, regular passen-
gers were accommodated for the
schedule fare, five cents, and great
numbers patronizsd the line. Yes.
terdsy there was such rush tina. the
employees In charge were kept busy
and on the alert to see that all we're
comfortable and safe. Runs to
aad and fro were hegun early
In the morning and continued until
IL o'clock last night, the number OF
passengers during the day running up
into the thousauds. These we're car
ried without the slightest accident, tho
motar and one coach passing over
streets end around curves without jar
at q rate OF about six miles an hour.
When the thickly-settled portion OF
the city lie left the speed Ia In creased
to rate Of ten or twelve miles per
hour. To one unRceuitome to the
Lovel ride the quick eail around curves
causes feeling Of dread and alarm to
fit up and down the spinal column.
The rapidity and ease with which 1t ia
done moved q gentleman who wit.
messed II to remark, that IL q dog were
tied 10 the rear end of the car, and not
on the lookout, the sudden change OF
direction would be more than likely
to jerk bis tail off. AS a matter OF
course tho motors and cars are buiit
for just this sort OF transit, and
curves are not Objectionable to
the msnsgers. The pony truck
In use here and on all roads where
sharp curves cannot be avoided, has a
swinging bolster and radius bar, 10.
tended to prevent liability to danger
in rounding them.
Anything like detailed description
OF the rolling stock Of dummy line is
unnecessary, as the institution ia one
that has come to etay and can be-
studied by every one for him or ber-
sell. But a rambling outline is APP
propos, and as follows:
The boiler 10 Of the vertical type,
made wholly OF stsel, In order to give
the maximum strength with the least
possible weight. lis mechanical
strength, or breaking strain, Is about
900 pounds per fquare inch, which is
greater than an ordinary locomotive
boiler. In operation, however, n
steam pressure Of from so to 40
pounds per square inch only
need be carried. The wheels are
stsel tired, and coupled by side
rods. The machinery consists OF
two outside horizontal cylinders, com.
municating motion by connec ing rods
taking hold OF wrist pins on the out.
sido OF the wheels. The arrangement
OF theee parts, as also the details Of
the eCcontiics, links and valve motion
are toe same as In ordinary locomo.
tives. A tank, with sufIi lent capacity
Tor Iua OF from eight to Eelve miles,
supplies the fesd water. Rsplenishing
OF 6re can be done mostly at the ends
OF the runs. An exhaust chamber ID
provided by which the noise OF the
exhaust steam lie mt III % or deadened,
60 that on all ordinary grades little OF
no putting sound Is heard. Tee die.
charge from the safety valves, cylinder
cocks and VIC ium brake eli sctur IN one
Is used) Ia also muill I'd by being oil.
verted into the exhaust chamber. The
boiler Is constructed In such a man.
ner that, with proper management oil
the hre, h.lls or no steam Il
shown when the motor or steam
car 10 In opsratioo. The steam
escapes from the stack like no;
air and not IS white vspor. IL Ia thus
rendered invisible without using n
condenser; but, iirtqoired,a condenser
can be employed In these machinep,
with some additional expense and
weight 10 prevent the ohow Of all
steam for short dieance. The con.
slrucllon and working a both SEAN
car and motor are calculated 10 make
them much safer la operation than
cars drawn by horses. There are no
horses In front TO impede tho en-.
gineet's view, and the steam brake Il
much more effective THAI the wind.
lass brake, a. usually worked by one
hand on hor5e car. Heocs, In csEo
OF distractions on the track, the ca
can DO stopped very quickly.-Ths
Amryicdn Manufacture.
"Oie very impo tant feature Is the
perfect control exercised by the engin.
eer over the motion OF the car. The
powerful brakos-both steam and
hsnd--enablo the stoppage 10 be al.
moet instantaneous. Upon one occs
sinn We were riding in The Bald win,
aud alter reaching the less thickly
populated section OF Wett Philadel.
phia, the speed was increased 20 abou,
three times that OF the horse cars, OF
about eighteen or twenty miles Der
hour. IL ec'ming necessary 10 stop
Tor q passenger, the brake was applied
and much 10 our surprise, The car
stopped within little moro thar Ia
own length. This shows that even
| WANA HaNNa htNhtN fAtc VI hpttu IMAM
That oil the horas cars, the steam cara
are far less dangerous than the latter
notwiths andIng that this point was
oue OF the most strongly urged agllnst
the use OF steam on crowded streets. y
The Introduction OF tho dummy
line Into Memphis 10 o Just cause for
congfalu'ato1. They generally 20
only 10 cities where tigns of growth
and expansion are many and suro
enough 10 guarantee success. As 10
Gated In Memphis there is no, the
slightest opposition 10 the present
street car system, bat IL rSther .
feeder, rs was plainly shown last nieht
People came from every portion OF the
city, and upon being landed a. the
Bealc eiresl terminus took an old Tins
street car for home.
The company are at present run.
ming only 10 McLemore avenue, n
provioully stated, bnt will complete
the line through TO Prospect Park al
m early date. They are also run.
ming but one motor and car, bal
enough will be aided to acc 1m m odate
oil patrons ~ soon as the road Ia On.
ifhed. This line, with the one In
course OF construction In an easterly